Music

New Music Tracks.

New Music Tracks.

January 27, 2012

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs in Arts include Greatest Voices of Bolshoi, from the record library of Melbourne broadcaster, John Cargher.  There is the self-titled best seller from popular crooner Michael Buble, the classic album,… Read More ›

Festive Listening Post

Festive Listening Post

December 9, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Christmas festivity is one of the current themes on Listening Post 2 in Arts.  Titles featured include The First Nowell : a choral Christmas, The Top 20 Christmas Carols : as chosen by… Read More ›

Playing for Australia in November

Playing for Australia in November

November 20, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Apparently November is Australian Music Month (don’t ask, just enjoy!), which is a good excuse to highlight some of the Australian music we have in our collection! Corroboree ; An… Read More ›

New CD Listening in Arts

New CD Listening in Arts

November 17, 2011

Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include music from icons of pop culture such as Peter, Paul & Mary, George Harrison and Santana ;  jazzy moods with The Syncopators ;  and classical favourites like The… Read More ›

Spring is sprung

Spring is sprung

November 13, 2011

Dance, Music, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:

Spring is most definitely in the air, not to mention the eyes, the nose, the throat, etc., and it’s a season that has been celebrated by many artists over the years; maybe… Read More ›

Let me entertain you!

Let me entertain you!

October 19, 2011

Music, New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:

 They called him Al : the musical life of Al Bowlly by Ray Pallett Al Bowlly’s name is emerging from the shadows as reissued recordings show him to have been one of the loveliest vocalists… Read More ›

New CDs & DVDs in Arts

New CDs & DVDs in Arts

October 16, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include some titles from the Classic Film Scores series such as Casablanca, Gone With the Wind and Sunset Boulevard.  Music superstars also feature with teen pop sensation,… Read More ›

Three Tenors Concert Screening

Three Tenors Concert Screening

October 11, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

The Original Three Tenors Concert : Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday 12 October in Arts. This… Read More ›

Who says you can’t judge a record by its cover?

Who says you can’t judge a record by its cover?

October 1, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

We’ve been adding quite a few popular Australian vinyl records from the 1960s, 70s and 80s  into the collection lately, and it got me thinking about all of that wonderful… Read More ›

New music listening in Arts.

New music listening in Arts.

September 4, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include classic movie soundtracks like 2001: a space odyssey and Doctor Zhivago,  pop favourite Rihanna, two Gershwin selections and another ABC compilation, High Tea: elegant… Read More ›